Chapter 270 State Pasture

"Your Majesty, the world is in chaos now, the royal family is in decline, governors and prefects have bribed officials, exploited the people, and caused people to betray their relatives. We should choose those clean and honest clans or upright important officials in the court to serve as governors of local states and counties, so as to guard and stabilize the world!"

"What does Liu Taichang mean?"

Liu Hong quite agrees with this suggestion. In fact, Liu Hong is very clear about why the place is in chaos now.

Now most of the state and county officials are almost all bought officials, and all of this is still through the hands of Liu Hong!

Why buy an official? Is it for the benefit of the people?

Certainly not! Naturally, it is to make more money! Misappropriating money means exploiting the people. It is very difficult for the people to survive, and they will be exploited by the officials. If they don’t rebel, they will be killed if they don’t rebel?

So when Liu Yan put forward this suggestion, Liu Hong already agreed with most of it in his heart! The world is in such a mess, it's time to use some honest people!

Seeing that Liu Hong's reaction was good, Liu Yan was overjoyed.

"Your Majesty, what I mean by the minister is to re-use the clan and ministers, and reset the position of the state pastor. It is easier for the state pastor to integrate the rights of a state, and it is also more convenient to quell the rebellion and stabilize the people!"

Liu Hong nodded, and was not too disgusted with Zhou Mu. In fact, Liu Hong was already trying to reuse the clan, and the representative was Liu Zhang.

And in view of the current critical situation, it is also the reason why the Han clan's clan is not powerful enough, so the foreign relatives frequently succeed!

Now there is one person in the team of ministers who is ecstatic. He has been waiting for the word "zhoumu" for eighteen years! This person is Liu Zhang!

Without the state pastoral system, how could the warlord regime be formed? How to make the court lose control of the place!

After Liu Hong thought about it, Liu Zhang immediately stood up.

"Your Majesty, I have something to announce."

"Oh? Please tell me, General Later."

Liu Zhang is now Liu Hong's baby bump, and his attitude towards him is obviously better than that of his father Liu Yan.

"Your Majesty, I haven't stayed in other places, so I don't want to say much, but I have been in Yizhou for three years, so I have the right to tell the ministers what I hear and see!"

"The governor of Yizhou is frugal and amassing big things. Greed is prevalent. The people of Yizhou have always been in dire straits! Kejian doesn't care about the life and death of the people. Instead, he exploits and oppresses even more greedily. With such a governor, how can the people survive? "

"Because Ma Xiang's rebellion is actually inevitable! If the people in Yizhou live and work in peace and contentment, have no worries about food and clothing, will anyone follow Ma Xiang's rebellion?"

"So the top priority now is indeed as my father said, to select some upright, clean, reliable, and noble people to serve as governors of states and counties! This is already very urgent!"

In normal times, Liu Zhang's words would definitely be slandered by others, but now all the ministers are silent. In fact, they all know this deeply.

Including Liu Hong, they all listened to Liu Zhang's narration in silence. All of this was caused by Liu Hong's buying and selling of officials and titles. Can a person who buys an official have any morals?

"The latter general is right! Right now, Youzhou is being invaded by Zhang Ju, Yizhou is being attacked by horses, and Yuzhou is being repeatedly attacked by yellow scarves, which makes me quite a headache!"

Thinking of the rebellion in these three states, Liu Hong felt a headache and turned to look at Liu Yan.

"Liu Taichang, do you have any candidates?"

Liu Yan was slightly taken aback when he heard Liu Hong's question, and looked at Liu Zhang unconsciously, who nodded slightly to him.

"Your Majesty, my minister is not talented. I would like to recommend myself as the shepherd of Yizhou. Zongzheng Liu Yu can be the shepherd of Youzhou, and the servant Huang Wan can be the shepherd of Yuzhou!"

Liu Hong didn't overreact after hearing this, because the person Liu Yan mentioned was very suitable, no matter in terms of character or morality.

Needless to say, Liu Yan and Liu Yu are the authentic clan members of the Han Dynasty, and all of them occupy high positions in Jiuqing!

Needless to say, Huang Wan is a man of various names and is definitely a well-known person. He also served as the governor of Qingzhou in his early years, so naturally he would not make people suspicious.

"Liu Yu, Huang Wan, what do you think?"

When Liu Yu and Huang Wan heard Liu Hong's question, they also felt that there should be no problem, so they all came out at once.

"I will follow His Majesty's arrangement!"

Liu Hong nodded, he had already made a decision in his heart, but he still didn't make the appointment immediately.

"Okay, let me think about this matter carefully! Let's do this for today!"

The ministers no longer dared to obstruct Liu Hong's departure, and bowed their hands in salute to bid farewell to Liu Hong.

After the ministers chatted with each other in twos and threes, they also went out. Liu Zhang followed Liu Yan all the time, and waited until he got out of the palace before quickly catching up with Liu Yan.

"Father, what you wanted to tell me just now was about the state shepherd?"

Liu Yan stopped in his tracks and nodded to Liu Zhang when he saw no one was around.

"My son did a good job, otherwise His Majesty wouldn't have made up his mind so quickly!"

Liu Zhang was a little surprised, but Liu Hong hadn't agreed yet. Liu Yan didn't expect Liu Yan to make such a decision!

"Father, didn't His Majesty say that you still need to think about it?"

"Hehe, I can see through your Majesty's thoughts at a glance, and what you said for your father is reasonable. It is imperative for Youzhou, Yizhou, and Yuzhou to try state pastors now!"

Liu Yan still had a little bit of complacency as he kept stroking his beard.

"Father, as far as I know, father originally planned to hire Jiaozhou Shepherd, why did he suddenly change his mind?"

Liu Zhang's words startled Liu Yan immediately, and he began to look around again. After repeatedly confirming that there were no outsiders, he calmed down.

"Where did you know all this?"

Liu Zhang smiled, but did not answer these directly.

"Father, don't worry, only I know these things, and no one else knows!"

Liu Yan was still skeptical, and kept looking at his son who was both familiar and unfamiliar. "Zhang'er, as a father, I am also worried about the war in Yizhou! You also said that the governor of Yizhou aroused public anger and caused the Ma Xiang to take over the prefectures. As a father and a member of the Han family, how can he sit idly by? Thieves harming my great man's country?"

Liu Yan spoke impassionedly, with a dignified look, if he didn't know the inside story, he would definitely be confused by him.

It's a pity that Liu Zhang knew what Liu Yan was thinking, but he didn't want to expose him.

How could Liu Yan have such a high level of consciousness to help the troubled times? He just wanted to find a land with one acre and three points to be the emperor of the country, and by the way, stay away from the Central Plains to avoid disasters! It was because of him that he fell in love with the remote and unpopular Jiaozhou.

But Dong Fu, a native of Mianzhu in Yizhou, found Liu Yan and told him that Yizhou was worthy of the Son of Heaven, so Liu Yan changed his mind!

In addition, Liu Zhang is stationed in Hanzhong, and there is a solid guarantee, which strengthens Liu Yan's determination even more!

Liu Zhang smiled at Liu Yan, and at the same time cupped his hands in praise.

"Father Gao Yi, my child admires him!"

It is estimated that Liu Yan also felt a little ashamed, and coughed twice.

"Zhang'er, if father goes to Yizhou to serve as the state shepherd, then you should help father more in the rebellion of Ma Xiang!"

"Father, don't worry. At that time, father can go to the junction of eastern Jingzhou and Yizhou. Someone will put down the rebellion and welcome father into Yizhou!"

Although Liu Yan was a little puzzled, seeing his son's confident expression, he didn't say anything more.

Liu Zhang is well aware of the situation in Yizhou, and Ma Xiang's rebellion does not need him to take action, and it can be resolved within Yizhou. And Liu Zhang didn't intend to use the few troops to eliminate Ma Xiang's rebellion at all!

(end of this chapter)